Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (44,787)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $132

Effective Speed +10% Effective Speed 10%Average Score +8% Read -3%, Write 4%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment +26% User Rating 4%, Market Share -53%, Price -37%, Value 190%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -13%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age 25%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 108% (224^th of 1072)

Based on 44,787 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 83%Average: 108% Great: 125%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 8.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX500 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 222MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 443MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44,787 samples)

Rank 224108%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 443	514
321	Write 420	472
311	Mixed 376	412
331	SusWrite 421	471
93.5% 415 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.2	4K Read 34.9	43.8
47.5	4K Write 89.1	119
30.9	4K Mixed 48.6	61.2
162% 57.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 334	389
181	DQ Write 294	366
118	DQ Mixed 222	292
191% 283 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 12 hrs ago.

766GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 452 458 457 457 460 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 405

SusWrite 455

102% 452 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 45.6

151% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 284

234% 335 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 hrs ago.

262GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 461 463 461 459 460 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 401

SusWrite 460

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 44.8

146% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 369

DQ Mixed 291

241% 346 MB/s

HKG-User, 15 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 447 449 448 450 446 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 385

SusWrite 447

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 49.5

161% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 162

180% 305 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

687GB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 423 421 423 421 422 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 378

SusWrite 420

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 52.4

171% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 195

DQ Mixed 154

132% 195 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 hrs ago.

124GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 368 409 395 412 412 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 402

Mixed 24.6

SusWrite 394

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 11.9

4K Mixed 16.6

69% 18.7 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 45.2

DQ Mixed 248

172% 224 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $132Bench 108%, 44,787 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $594

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (224th of 1072)

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